Individual candy wrapper



April 16, 1935. B. M. EFTY 1,997,816

INDIVIDUAL CANDY WRAPPER Y Filed May 8, 1955 \IIIIIIF H "Ami a "w V 5 Fig. 1 is a perspectiveview of a box of candy Patented A r. 16, 1935 r I I I 13197 16 UNETED STATES PATENT OFFICE 1,997,816 I r v INDIVIDUAL CANDY WRAPPER Basil M. Ef ty, Grand Rapids, Mich. Application May 8,1933, Serial No. 669,864

7'Claims. (c1. 2 29 s7) 'f p This invention pertains generally to the packwrapper as it is in unfolded position and also ing of small articles and more particularly relates showing. a numeral .thereon irrsuch a position to the individual wrappers or containers placed that it will be hidden when the wrapper is folded. around and. supporting pieces of candy. Fig. 3 shows the first ,folding operation of, the

45 One of the primary advantages of my invenwrapper with thenumeral thereon hidden and i '5 tionnresides in my constructionwhereby an inthe locking and candy: supporting tab extending tegral,.locking ,tab is formed, this serving as a through an opening in the folded member. supporting means for thecandy and the candy Fig.- 4 is a front View of the folded wrapper, en-

in turn maintains the locking tab in its operative .veloping and supporting a piece of candy therein.

10 position. y I 1 7 Fig. 5 is a rear'view of the wrapper shown in It will be noted that the wrapper has arear Fig. 4. "I

opening to permit engagement of thethurnb or Fig. 6 is a plan view of the folded wrapper, fingeragainst the candy thus giving easy with the dotted lines showing the extensibility of the drawal thereof and the integral portion of the wrapper to fit difierent sizes of candy.

wrapper from within the rear opening is folded Fig. 7 is a vertical section through a series of 15 downwardly, the locking tab providing an addiapp ving candy th ein showin OW th tional advantage as, it further functions to hold candy is supported on the locking tab. the above referred to integral portion'in place. Fig. 8 is a perspective View of the wrapper par- Yet another advantage lies in the integral contially unfolded. v

struction of the wrapper and such construction Like: numerals refer to like parts throughout also permits the wrapper to expand and contract the several figures of the drawing. laterally whereby pieces of candy of different ,Referring to the drawing, numeral [0 indiwidthsare readily accommodated. Furthermore, .catesa; carton containing the. pieces of candy 7 the sides of the wrapper may be notched in order I l, these being protected in the wrappers l3.

to permit easy insertion of the candy. As shown in Fig. 2, the-wrappers 13 are formed Still another advantage lies in the curved conof a single piece of material which has parallel struction of the wrapper whereby resistance to slits M as shown, these slits liberating a concealcrushing is obtained and thus the candy isproins port/i011 W c is bent downwardly about tected during the shipping and display thereof. the dotted line shown in Fig. 2. Also, a. locking Another material advantage of my wrapper tab H5 is provided as shown in Fig. 2. construction resides in the construction which Referring now to Fig. 3, it will be seen that permits the concealment of indicia thereon. j the concealing portion l5 has been bent down- As is well known, candy of this description is wardly so as to conceal the symbol 52, see widely sold to children, and a principal defect in Fig. 2, this symbol being designated by the referwrappers hitherto used has been that the purence numeral I1, and the locking tab or means 5 chaser, by various fingerings and surreptitious it extends outwardly throughatrapezoidal opendistortions of the wrapper has been able to asing l8, this locking the concealing portion 55 in certain whether or not the particular wrapper enplace as is shown in Fig. 8. titled him to a free piece of candy or otherwise. As shown in Fig. 6, the curved side of the edge In other-words, it has been possible to determine portions 19 extend around and in front of the 0 whether or not the particular piece of candy purcandy II and are more or less resilient whereby h d n ain a y r ky m r they may assume either the full line or the dotbefore fully w pp the Same and Obviously ted line positions as shown in this figure. such is very undesirable. Now, by the use of my The locking tabs w See Fig 7, extend at right invention, this objection is entirely eliminated angles to the body portion l3 and Support 45 as will be understood from the description which Several pieces of Candy in proper position the is to follow candy maintaining the tabs in their respective other advantages W111 become appalent as the positions whereby it is impossible for the purdescnptlon proceeds' chaser to raise the'concealing portion l5 .until showing the pieces of candy position d Within he has taken the candy entirely apart from its the individual candy wrapper of my invention and Wrapper and then pushed the lockmg tab through also howing one of the rappers a piece the opening and raisedthe concealing of candy therein being removed from the box. PQ thus determining W th r 01 not the Fig. 2 is a view showing the pattern of the symbol or indicia I] is of such character as to 55 entitle him to another piece of candy without payment of another penny.

As shown in Fig. 8, notches may be formed in the side portions l9 whereby the piece of candy may be more easily inserted into its wrapper, the edges of notches 20 gradually guiding the candy into the wrapper without damage thereto. Thus, the wrapper easily receives the piece of candy, regardless of whether the candy is of curved, rectangular or angular shape.

While I have illustrated and described the embodiments of my invention it will be apparent changes may be made in the subject matter and form of the invention disclosed without departing from the spirit of my invention as set forth in the appended claims.

I claim:

1. An individual candy wrapper consisting of a body member having a rear wall and forwardly extending side walls, said rear wall having a portion bent forwardly and downwardly-in substantially abutting relationship thereto and integral means extending from said rear wall to provide a support for the candy, said integral means being interlockedwith said portion to prevent movement of said portion.

2. In combination, a wrapper comprising a body having two parallel slits extending inwardly from one edge thereof whereby the portion between said slits may be folded tightly against said body, secret indicia located on said body and covered by said folded portion and integral flap means extending from said body below said secret indicia and adapted to interlock with said folded portion to prevent return movement thereof and hold it securely and snugly against the body for the purpose described.

3. An individual candy wrapper consisting of, a body member formed of a vertically located backportion and curved flexible side portions extending forwardly from said back portion, the lower edges of the body member and the side portions being located in the same plane, said back portion having a portion cut away whereby movement of said side portions toward and away from each other is facilitated, and integral means extending from said back portion and providing an abutment for the candy, said integral means being normally located at right angles to said back portion and when in such position providing a support for the said individual piece of candy.

4. A wrapper for an article of the class described comprising a, body member having a back portion and means extending therefrom to partly enclose said article, said back portion having secret indicia thereon, a concealing portion jointed to the back portion and lying flat against said indicia to conceal the same, and a tab member extending from said back member and adapted to lock the concealing portion when forced to substantially a horizontal position.

5. A wrapper as set forth in claim 1 but also having the side walls notched at their upper edges.

6. An individual candy wrapper comprising a body having a flat back portion and forwardly and inwardly extending side walls, the lower edges of the back portion and the side walls being located in the same plane, said back portion having an integral tab cut therefrom,'said tab being bent to extend at right angles to said back portion, secret indicia located on the back portion adjacent said tab and removable concealing means therefor.

'7. The herein described. package comprising a piece of candy of substantially circular shape and a container of relatively stiff material comprising abody member having a return bent portion lying snugly thereagainst with an opening therein and integral means extending from said body portion through said opening, said integral means extending horizontally and forming a supporting member for the piece of candy.

BASIL M. EFTY. 

